There is nothing that stops your from using different request config on a per request basis
RequestConfig defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
.setConnectTimeout(timeout)
.setSocketTimeout(timeout)
.setConnectionRequestTimeout(managerTimeout)
.build();
CloseableHttpClient httpClient = HttpClients.custom()
.setConnectionManager(connectionManager)
.setDefaultRequestConfig(defaultRequestConfig)
.build();
RequestConfig requestConfig = RequestConfig.copy(defaultRequestConfig)
.setConnectTimeout(timeout * 2)
.setSocketTimeout(timeout * 2)
.setConnectionRequestTimeout(managerTimeout * 2)
.build();
HttpGet get = new HttpGet();
get.setConfig(requestConfig);